The Society's newsletter, SDMS News Wave, is published in an electronic-only (PDF) format on the SDMS website. Articles appearing in the May 2010 issue of SDMS News Wave include:

1. SDMS Government Relations Committee Activities Update
2. Cast Your Vote! SDMS Election 2010
3. May iPod Touch Winner
4. Sonography Advanced Practice: An Update for the Membership
5. SDMS Product Spotlight- Breast Sonography
6. ARDMS Launches a Recertification Assessment Program in 2012
7. Facebook Simplifies its Privacy Controls
8. Upcoming Webinars
9. SDMS Fellow Spotlight
10. Terry DuBose Retirement Party
11. 2010 SDMS Annual Conference Registration Now Open
12. Celebrate Sonography 2010
13. New Member Scan
14. Member Benefit Spotlight: Sonography Puzzles
15. SDMS Welcomes New Members

NOTE: These headlines link directly to SDMS News Wave in Adobe PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or later. You can download a free copy at the Adobe website.

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SDMS Sonography Puzzles

SDMS Sonography Puzzles are a series of online crossword and word search puzzles that sonography educators can incorporate into their educational programs or can be used by students and sonographers just for fun. The puzzles are interactive and a fun way to learn sonography-related terminology.

The newest puzzle is titled Breast Sonography

Call for Puzzles!
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The News & Notes column includes links to web-based news articles of interest to sonographers. The articles do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of the SDMS. To submit articles, send the URL to webmaster@sdms.org.

• Ultrasound could boost tissue implant success
  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/spu-ucb052710.php



• Researchers eye ultrasound as a form of male contraception
  http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/ultrasound/content/article/113619/1572637



• Ultrasound Helps Spot Stroke Risk in Symptomless Patients
  http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/639595.html



• New US technique predicts chemotherapy response
  http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/ultrasound/content/article/113619/1562021